A militia / m Éª Ë l Éª Ê É / is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai).
1 The shortening method, also known as the biscuit method, is used for biscuits and scones. 2  This method cuts solid fat (whether lard, butter, or vegetable shortening) into flour and other dry ingredients using a food processor, pastry blender, or two forks.
My recipe includes 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup crisco, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4-1 cup buttermilk. Could I be mixing the dough too long, adding too much or not enough buttermilk? If you have a suggestion/tip, I am very open to try new ideas.y biscuit recipe makes about 14 biscuits and calls for 2 cups flour like your's does. However, your method must be different than the traditional biscuit method that looks like this: Step 1: Mix together the dry ingredients. Step 2: Cut in the cold butter until crumbly and mixture looks like coarse crumbs.